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Spider blood found in 20 million year old fossil
A scientist from the University of Manchester has discovered the first identified droplets of spider blood in a piece of amber up to 20 million years old.   view more (2005-09-30)

What are 3-D spider webs for?
The classic radial or "orb" spider web captures flying insects efficiently with a small amount of silk but such flat webs leave spiders exposed to their own predators. The derived "araneoid sheet web weavers" transformed the flat orb web into, usually, three-dimensional cobwebs and sheet webs.... view more (2003-01-02)

Students discover new species of spider
As film buffs queue to watch the new Spider-man movie, geography students from the University of Sussex have gone one better by discovering a new species of spider in the wild. The second year undergraduates were taking part in a field course to the Seychelles, one of the most biologically diverse... view more (2002-07-04)

Spider silks, the ecological materials of tomorrow?
Spider silks could become the intelligent materials of the future, according to a review article published this month in the journal Microbial Cell Factories. The characteristics of spider silk could have applications in areas ranging from medicine to ballistics.   view more (2004-11-30)

UCR biologists unravel the genetic secrets of black widow spider silk
Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have identified the genes, and determined the DNA sequences, for two key proteins in the "dragline silk" of the black widow spider - an advance that may lead to a variety of new materials for industrial, medical and military uses.   view more (2007-06-13)

Scientist brings 50 million year old spider 'back to life'
A 50-million-year-old fossilised spider has been brought back to life in stunning 3D by a scientist at The University of Manchester.   view more (2007-10-30)

Scientists achieve self-assembly of genetically engineered spider silk fibre in insect cells
For the first time anywhere, scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from Germany have succeeded in producing self-assembled spider web fibres under laboratory conditions, outside of the bodies of spiders. This fibre is significantly stronger than the silk fibre made by silkworms.   view more (2004-11-23)

Spiders make best ever Post-it notes
Scientists have found that the way spiders stick to ceilings could be the key to making Post-it® notes that don't fall off - even when they are wet. A team from Germany and Switzerland have made the first detailed examinations of a jumping spider's 'foot' and have discovered that a molecular... view more (2004-04-15)

Living upside-down shapes spiders for energy saving
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Spain and Croatia led an investigation into the peculiar lifestyle of numerous spider species, which live, feed, breed and 'walk' in an upside-down hanging position.   view more (2008-03-26)

Ground Spider Diversity Studied in Research Project
None of Takesha Henderson's discoveries are named Charlotte, but they are weaving a new chapter in Texas entomology. Her graduate studies at Texas A&M University have led to the discovery of 25 new spiders in Brazos County and one species found for the first time in Texas.   view more (2007-01-02)

Tarantula venom and chili peppers target same pain sensor
Venom from a West Indian tarantula has been shown to cause pain by exciting the same nerve cells in mice that sense high temperatures and the hot, spicy ingredient in chili peppers.   view more (2006-11-09)

Tarantulas produce silk from their feet
Researchers have found for the first time that tarantulas can produce silk from their feet as well as their spinnerets, a discovery with profound implications for why spiders began to spin silk in the first place.   view more (2006-09-28)

Evolution mystery: Spider venom and bacteria share same toxin
Biology researchers at Lewis & Clark College and the University of Arizona have found evidence for an ancient transfer of a toxin between ancestors of two very dissimilar organisms-spiders and a bacterium.   view more (2006-02-02)

UNIVERSITY SPIDER MAN CHARTS REGION`S SPECIES
A University of Plymouth lecturer has helped to compile a two-volume atlas detailing the biology, habitat and conservation of over 600 species of British spider. Peter Smithers of the Department of Biological Sciences has spent the last 20 years gathering information in Devon and Cornwall as part... view more (2002-05-16)

MIT engineers probe spiders' polymer art
A team of MIT engineers has identified two key physical processes that lend spider silk its unrivaled strength and durability, bringing closer to reality the long-sought goal of spinning artificial spider silk.   view more (2006-10-31)

In spiders, size matters: Small males are more often meals
Female spiders are voracious predators and consume a wide range of prey, which sometimes includes their mates.   view more (2008-09-11)

Chemistry & Industry- Issue 5
NEWS Energy White Paper: government should get real (page 4) Phasing out nuclear power in the UK is irresponsible and it is time for the government to 'get real' say supporters of the industry. Plans outlined in the Energy White Paper to let the nuclear industry run down will make the UK a net... view more (2003-02-26)

How parachute spiders invade new territory
Researchers have developed a new model that explains how spiders are able to 'fly' or 'parachute' into new territory on single strands of silk — sometimes covering distances of hundreds of miles over open ocean.   view more (2006-07-12)

New understanding of how big molecules bind will lead to better drugs, synthetic organic materials
Biological and medical research is on the threshold of a new era based on better understanding of how large organic molecules bind together and recognise each other.   view more (2008-02-22)

Cole Museum of Zoology Opens Its Doors
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Rare chance to see the whole animal kingdom in an hour LOCATION: Foyer of Animal and Microbial Sciences building at University of Reading Whiteknights campus TIME & DATE: Wednesday 17 March at 6pm The Cole Museum of Zoology, featuring more than 3,500 unique and exciting... view more (2004-02-27)

Study finds MRSA most common cause of skin infections in patients presenting in nation's ER's
Think that's a spider bite on your arm? Think again. It could be methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a type of staph infection increasingly seen in communities across the nation that is resistant to antibiotics most commonly used to treat skin infections.   view more (2006-08-17)

Study shows pine bark naturally decreases severe chronic venous insufficiency
Recent findings published in the journal of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hematosis show a significant symptom reduction of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in patients after supplementing with Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime... view more (2006-07-13)

Men are opting to remove spider veins over replacing hair
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) is pleased to announce the results of its 2007 Procedural Data. This information is collected by polling the Academy's U.S.-based members.   view more (2008-03-17)

New, rare and threatened species discovered in Ghana
Scientists exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in Western Africa discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened species underscoring the area's high biological diversity and value.   view more (2007-12-07)

ISO finding questions accepted theory that liquid water was present in young solar system
Planet-like bodies with liquid water formed very early in the history of the Solar System, or so scientists used to think. That scenario may now be due for revision after a finding with ESA`s Infrared Space Observatory, ISO. The theory was based on the presence of certain minerals called carbonates... view more (2002-01-17)
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